Ajantala by Jumoke Adesewa Olah

Ajantala Once upon a time, In the land of the living, Where men and women were swept on their feet by their tears and babies who were faultless are butchered,with the imagination of what the world speak. In the land, Where shattered dreams were questioned by false will Where widows cry for fellow widows, When …

Time by Arolowo Jamiu

Time Time has no feathered wings Yet it flies so high That we often lose track of things past. It ebbs uncontrollably like a tidal wave. It cannot be bundled like firewood Time, a measure of non-existence Always in dynamic motion Can never be brought to a static state Time, a measure of lives … …

Encumbrance by Arowolo Jamiu

Encumbrance Encumbrance Trample like chained irons; Doubt feelings of the unknown Twines within me … My whole heart is a bordered haven Of my being with fears and tears; Vices and unsteady fastness Enveloped in contrition . I feel unstable in life situations And I repented unto you … Bowing down in prayers for penitence …

Make Mistakes

That was how the MC called me to perform. I have never done spoken word before but I'm used to listening to them. I was scared. . I climbed the stage and grabbed the Mic. It was as if the whole world was right before me. I remembered what my vice principal told me in …

TRIGGER OF REVENGE by Oki Kehinde Julius

TRIGGER OF REVENGE . leave me, let me pull this trigger of revenge, on the forehead —of horror's angels who made my parent swim through the flood of blood. leave me, let me percussion the melody of this gun to sing; to the ears of liquidators who forced papa's legs to dance to the talking …

WHO RUNS FASTER THAN CHEETAH by Isoboye Danagogo

WHO RUNS FASTER THAN CHEETAH? every path has a route every farts lures a gas every face gives smiles; as every step leads to a mile. who will judge those judges that judged the unjust unjustly? who is so just in Jos without sleeves of mistakes? who runs fastest than the clips of it's shadow …

Be celebrated

❗Starting from tomorrow 1st of July, 2016 ACEworld shall begin to record all literary works posted in this group. ♦1- ACEworld shall select 'THE POEM OF THE WEEK': The poem which earns the highest turn-ups from the audience. The winning poem shall be published on http://www.myaceworld.wordpress.com http://www.fullgist.com http://www.gurusprovince.com http://www.9jacruz.blogspot.com and also, there will be a …

monalisa by Michael Ifeanyi Akuchie

http://www.imgion.com/images/01/Zaria-is-a-beautiful-girl-Pakistan.jpg monalisa . i want all the time in this world so that i may reveal to you what i truly feel and a hundred years is little compared to what i want your face it tells a story of a million smiles your eyes they tell the tale of twinkling stars moments of happiness …

Tough times don’t last but tough people do by Isoboye Danagogo

Tough Times Don't Last But Tough People Do ° In spite of the crawls, stumbles and falls. Lamb has to rise and rise to become a leopard. ° Life's mouth swallows Man's ups and downs, Because birds doesn't chew and toothache has never been their problems ° As barking lives in lungs of dogs so …

Poems by Mosobalaje Abimbola

A Kiss . . Like a rain in the harmattan, . This sacred kiss to me was bestowed. . This kiss is what many craved, . But only one was to receive the parcel. . . At the splatter of the rain . The glass became imperviously wet, . And on the panes were signs …